Health & Environment

Health & Environment

Thumbay Group launches integrated medical city in Dubai

Tue, 10 Feb 2026

Thumbay Group has announced the launch of Thumbay Medicity Dubai, a major new academic healthcare destination in Al Qusais, Dubai.

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WHX Labs opens with 850 exhibitors, marks 25 years of innovation

Tue, 10 Feb 2026

WHX Labs (formerly Medlab Middle East) officially opened on Tuesday at Dubai World Trade Centre (DWTC), marking a significant milestone as the region’s leading medical laboratory exhibition celebrates 25 years of laboratory innovation.

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Safanad completes sale of top UK care home provider for $1.6bn

Mon, 09 Feb 2026

Safanad, a principal-led investment company with a major presence in US and Saudi Arabia, said it has completed the sale of HC-One, the largest care home provider in UK featuring nearly 300 homes, to a leading healthcare real estate investment trust (REIT) for over $1.6 billion.

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Healthcare leaders highlight prevention, AI as key priorities

Mon, 09 Feb 2026

Healthcare leaders highlighted prevention, AI, and strong governance must underpin the next phase of global health systems at the WHX Leaders summit in Dubai.

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University of Bahrain team wins Sustainability Future Lab challenge

Mon, 09 Feb 2026

University of Bahrain's “The Architects” team won the inaugural Sustainability Future Lab university challenge, a flagship youth-focused initiative of the Sustainability Forum Middle East (SFME).

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PureHealth revenue hits $7.43bn, net profit $544m

Mon, 09 Feb 2026

PureHealth Holding reported a revenue of AED27.3 billion ($7.43 billion) in FY2025, up 5.7 percent year-on-year, supported by strong performances across its Healthcare (Care) and Insurance (Cover) verticals.

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Sobha signs up Positive Zero for Dubai luxury villa community project

Sun, 08 Feb 2026

Sobha Realty, a leading UAE luxury project developer, has signed up Positive Zero, a major decarbonisation-as-a-service company, for the deployment of key solutions such as mobile battery energy storage system (mBESS) at its luxury villa community development – Sobha Elwood, in Dubai.

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Cigna Healthcare kicks off health literacy initiative in MEA

Sat, 07 Feb 2026

Cigna Healthcare, a global health service company, has launched a key initiative across Middle East and Africa in a bid to close the health literacy gap. Through this, it aims to improve overall understanding of health insurance by making information clearer and more accessible.

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LG to unveil new innovations at World Health Expo

Fri, 06 Feb 2026

LG Electronics (LG) will unveil its latest innovations in medical imaging, including a revolutionary diagnostic monitor and an advanced 3D surgical display, at the World Health Expo (WHX) 2026 in Dubai.

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Age reversal therapies will emerge soon, says Harvard professor

Fri, 06 Feb 2026

Ageing could soon be treated as a reversible medical condition, with the first evidence of successful age-reversal therapies emerging within months and healthcare systems facing radical change within two decades, according to a leading Harvard scientist.